NEW YORK - Armanti Edwards can add All-American to a list of accomplishments that already includes two national championships and one of the greatest upsets in college football history.

The Appalachian State quarterback, along with fellow Walter Payton Award finalist Herb Donaldson of Western Illinois, headline the AP's FCS All-America Team released Wednesday.

Edwards, a junior from Greenwood, S.C., had his best passing season yet, throwing for 2,902 yards and 30 touchdowns despite missing a game with a hip injury and playing the final three games with a right knee injury that might need surgery.

"The thing people found out about Armanti is he's very capable of throwing the ball," Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore said in a telephone interview.

And Edwards can still run it. He had 941 yards on the ground.

Edwards had run for 2,741 yards in his first two seasons, leading the Mountaineers to two of their three straight national titles and a victory at Michigan to start the 2007 season.

"He's not a really fiery, pep talk guy," Moore said. "He's more of leader in making the plays that he does.

"They see him take hits, they see his toughness. ... They feed off that. And he's done it since he was a freshman."

Georgia Southern senior linebacker Chris Covington was seleced to the second team.

The Payton Award, which goes to the nation's best FCS player, will be handed out tonight in Chattanooga, Tenn. The other finalist is James Madison quarterback Rodney Landers, who was a second-team All-America selection.